English Explanatory Dictionary

mass balance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An application of conservation of mass to the analysis of physical systems, taking into account the material that enters and leaves a system.
  2. A system in which products can be labelled as sustainable or as fair trade when they only partially use sustainable or fair-trade ingredients.

Word forms

mass balance mass balances

Synonyms

material balance
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